Ivan Kolev
Personal information
Full name Ivan Petkov Kolev
Date of birth (1930-11-01)1 November 1930
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Date of death 1 July 2005(2005-07-01) (aged 74)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1948 Sportist Sofia
1949–1950 VVS Sofia
1957–1967 CSKA Sofia 304 (90)
1967–1968 Sliven
International career
1950–1966 Bulgaria 75 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team Competition

Ivan Petkov Kolev (Bulgarian: Иван Петков Колев) (Plovdiv 1 November 1930 – 1 July 2005) was a Bulgarian football player and coach.

He represented Bulgaria at both the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup,[1] He also played for the Bulgarian Olympic team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

Kolev played for Sportist Sofia from 1945 to 1948, VVS Sofia from 1949 to 1950, CSKA from 1950 to 1967 (304 matches, 90 goals in A PFG) and Sliven in 1967/68 season. He was the first Bulgarian nominated for the Golden Ball. He holds the record for the most league appearances in The Eternal Derby of Bulgaria – 27.[3]

References

  1. ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ivan Kolev". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Янчев влиза в Топ 10 на Вечното дерби, водач в класацията е Иван Колев (ЦСКА) с 27". topsport.bg. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2020.


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